Highways Maintenance Engineer - Manchester City Council
- Pay rate: Up to £40ph Umbrella
- Location: Manchester, hybrid working
- Hours: Full time, 36.5 per week
- Contract: Initially until 01/11/2024
Manchester City Council is looking for a Highway Maintenance (NM) Engineer to join the Highways Service team within the Neighbourhoods Directorate. The role holder will provide technical expertise and lead on a variety of highway maintenance projects, ensuring compliance with legislation and contributing to the Council's corporate objectives. This role is ideal for someone with a background in highway engineering or design, who is looking to apply their skills to impactful projects in Greater Manchester.
Role Portfolio:
- Contribute to the delivery of the Greater Manchester Transport Strategy 2040 and National Transport Strategies.
- Manage and maintain the highway network, public spaces, and winter services efficiently.
- Develop, design, procure, and implement maintenance improvement schemes to enhance the existing network.
- Support utility companies to manage critical infrastructure.
Key Role Responsibilities:
- Manage and maintain highways, including defect repairs, gully cleansing, drainage improvement programmes, and winter maintenance.
- Responsibility for contracts related to highway maintenance workstreams.
- Report on technical engineering, performance, quality, and commercial aspects.
- Keep asset management information up to date.
- Lead on project communication with stakeholders throughout the duration of schemes.
- Undertake traffic engineering/highway design feasibility studies as required.
- Budget and project management of schemes, with financial and procurement accountability.
- Comply with CDM requirements and Health and Safety legislation.
- Provide technical supervision and guidance to junior staff.
Key Behaviours, Skills, and Technical Requirements:
- Passion for Manchester and a collaborative working style.
- Effective communication and negotiation skills.
- Strong analytical, planning, and organisational skills.
- Problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Commercial awareness and strategic thinking.
- People management skills, inspiring individuals to achieve desired results.
- Technical Requirements: Relevant highway engineering or design experience, undergraduate degree or MSc in a relevant transportation or engineering discipline, HNC / HND in Engineering or equivalent, or Chartered or Incorporated Engineering with relevant institution membership.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Work on challenging, interesting, and meaningful projects across Greater Manchester.
To apply for the Highway Maintenance (NM) Engineer position, please apply below and a consultant will be in touch with further information.